Ocean Grandchild Poems

The Head's
A narrative poem
Lionel Derbyshire

My grandpa like the mountain
I strive to scribe.

Around a Indian ocean
Of her flat mountain
Twains a head and peak
Of lion and devil
Left...

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Was that a lone tear making its way down her aging cheek
    Had she let herself cry for those long decades
 ...

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New Shoes

"Grandpa, my shoes are too small, 
or maybe my feet or too big?"

"You are going to be ten foot tall, 
if you don't stop...

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No rising fiery ball only thunder 
Such the wonder 
On this Mother’s Day 
Does anyone know what to say? 
Rain is starting to fall
Sending a...

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I must tell you of a yarn 
About the Prince’s barn 
It sits on a hill 
Overlooking an area where there was so much kill...

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My heart is full at this moment 
Richly pleased of the bestowment. 
No empty spots, there is nothing 
More I need to be just beaming.
My...

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Dear grandma i am loved 
The day you stood there in front of me saying no one loves me 
That day i realized you were...

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Dreaming of Beaches:
and days by the Sea.
Dreaming of Grandma,
playing with me.

We played by the ocean,
and buried our feet in the sand!
We ran from the tides;
and...

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My Little Ballerina

Jacklyn
I love you more than you can possibly know.
Gpa

Somehow I missed the moment
I didn't get to see her twirl.
My little ballerina
my little dancing...

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When I first saw you
                    ...

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